In June, a brawl broke out at a 12-under softball tournament in Tennessee. No, it wasn’t pre-teen girls fighting – it was their parents. As parents threw punches and tackled each other to the ground, the young athletes could be … Read More
Youth Sports Club Management
Code of Conduct: Hate it or Love it, You Got to Have It
Whether you want to admit it or not, your youth sports club needs a Code of Conduct. While we might want to think coaches will always do what’s in the best interest of the club and its players, athletes will … Read More
5 Strategies for Reducing Youth Sports Coach Turnover
Finding coaches for youth sports teams is no easy task, but retaining them could be even more of a challenge. It takes a special person to want to dedicate their spare time to coaching youth athletes. A coach’s willingness to … Read More
At Season’s End: Evaluating Players & Coaches Is Essential [Guest Post: Pro Stock Hockey]
When is the worst time to take a golf lesson? On the second tee. (Or third, or fourth …) That maxim applies equally well and perhaps even better to hockey. Nobody wants to hear advice or coaching directives screamed at … Read More
7 Top Tips for Marketing Your Youth Sports Club
The Kevin Costner classic movie “Field of Dreams” promised, “if you build it, he will come.” While it worked out for Costner and his baseball field in the corn fields in Iowa, the same isn’t always true for youth sports … Read More
How to Attract Top-notch Coaches to Your Youth Sports Club
7 Tips for Bringing Your Recruitment ‘A’ Game When legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski recruits players he tries to relay what his program and the school stand for. “It’s not about persuading or selling. It’s about telling the truth—who … Read More
8 Tips to Streamline Your Club Volleyball Tryouts
Youth volleyball tryouts can be an exhausting process for directors and organizers, but proper planning can help eliminate some of the stress. Planning ahead to determine the agenda and scoring criteria in advance, and pre-training all staff members and volunteers … Read More
Should youth sport athletes evaluate their coaches?
“Good coaching may be defined as the development of character, personality and habits of players, plus the teaching of fundamentals and team play.” – Claire Bee Coaches have the responsibility to teach young athletes the skills needed to compete in … Read More
Is Having Fun More Important Than Winning In Youth Sports?
Athletes can excel if they’re having more fun “It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.” That’s one thing we tell kids when their team gets crushed. We try to lift their spirits by telling … Read More
How to Run a Successful Youth Hockey Tryout
“Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful.” – Wayne Gretzky Per Gretzky’s point, forming a hockey team is about more … Read More